Regex capitalize first letter every word, also after a special character like a dash

Question

I use this #(\\s|^)([a-z0-9-_]+)#i for capitalize every first letter every word, i want it also to capitalize the letter if it\'s after a special mark like a da

Answer 1

this will make

R.E.A.C De Boeremeakers

from

r.e.a.c de boeremeakers

(?<=\A|[ .])(?[a-z])(?=[a-z. ])

using

    Dim matches As MatchCollection = Regex.Matches(inputText, "(?<=\A|[ .])(?[a-z])(?=[a-z. ])")
    Dim outputText As New StringBuilder
    If matches(0).Index > 0 Then outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(0, matches(0).Index))
    index = matches(0).Index + matches(0).Length
    For Each Match As Match In matches
        Try
            outputText.Append(UCase(Match.Value))
            outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(Match.Index + 1, Match.NextMatch.Index - Match.Index - 1))
        Catch ex As Exception
            outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(Match.Index + 1, inputText.Length - Match.Index - 1))
        End Try
    Next